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MACHINE FOB INSERTING FASTENERS.

Application lcd Jane 23, 1909. Serial No. 503,781.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .GEORGE GooDU, a citizen of the United Stat-es, residing at lVinchester.- in the count)7 of Middlesex and Stute of Massachusetts, have invented certain' new and useful improvements in Machines for Insertingv Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thea-rt to which it apporta-ins to make and use the same.l

This invention relates to machines for inserting.r fasteners, and 'more particularly to machinesv for setting lacing hooks or studs` althou h certain features of the invention are a so applicable to machines for inserting other forms of fasteners,

One object of the `present invention is to4 provide, in a ma lhine for setting lacing hooks in two oppositely disposed sheets of material' such as the opposite sides of a shoe upper, means acting to perforate the two vlayers of material in advance of the hook setting operation.

`Another object of the invention is to provide, in a duplex hook setting machine employingboth perforating and setting devices, means for delivering hooks to the setting devices and mechanism for moving the setting devices, after having,r received hooks, relatively to, the work to bringI them into position to set the hooks carried thereby in the previously formed perforations.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a fastener inserting machine employing a perforating device, en improved mechanism for. positioning the fastener and thereafter feeding the work, preferablyr by means of the settingdevices, aiording a variable movement of said devices l when engaging thefwork 4to vary the spacing of the fasteners, but permitting an initial con stunt movement re ative to the work'to place said devices in fastener setting position,

-Another object of the invention is to provide improved gagging'devicesv for use 'when' operating on a shoe upper, which insure the placing; of the upper incorrect position to receive the first lacinz'hook in bothblindk Other 'objects of he inventionlare -to UNITED STATES PATENT oEEToE.

GEORGE GODDU, OF WINCHESTEB., MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITED SHOE' Specification of Letters Patent.

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therefrom .and provided for varyingl` the extent of this the Vspacing of the hoks; without affecting the extent ofthe 'NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION 0F NEW Patented Feb. 2Q, 19t?.

prove the construction, arrangement and mode of operation of the Worl-feerlirig and fastener-feeding' and setting mechanisms of machines 'of this character.

lVith these objects in view, one feature of the present invention consists in the `pro-V vision', in a machine for setting' lacing hooks Vin the two oppositely disposed sides of a shoe upper, of a pair of oppositely disposed hook setting devices. and a pair of oppositelv-'disposed punches for perforating the two sides of the upper in advance of the operation of the hook'setting devices.

In accordance with a fur-ther feature of the invention the hook .setting devices, in a machine employing means to perorateV the stock in advancel of the setting operaare mounted on a movable frame, vsaid devices being held normally at the end of the hook supplying,r raceway in a position to receive hooks. Means is provided to actuate the movable frame, after a hook has been delivered to. the settin devices, heforean engagement of the hoo with thework and while the work is held clamped against -movement, to bring the hook Yto setting pc sition relatively to the hole made for its reception the punches.

Thatdeature ofl the invention which re lates to the improved work-feeding mechanism contempla-tes the provision of a device .to hold thehook on a movable anvil, which forms a 'part of the setting devices, and the mounting of the anvil on the one hand, andthe hook holding device and the punch on the other hand, on independent -1 I device is st'll in relatively `to lthe 1 remove the hook feedthe tvol'lc.V Means is .latter movement, to vary.

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tion gaged by one of the eyelets prefer- `ablvthe uppermost. Both of the auxiliarygages are adjustable for` use with different sizes of shoe uppers.

Although-those features of the invention which` relate to theimpr'oved fastener posi- -tioning and work feeding mechanisms, and tothe improved gaging devices, are in their illustrated embodiment applied to a machine for inserting fasteners simultaneously in two superim'iosed sheets of material, these fea tures o the invention, as defined by the claims, are not limited in their application to this type of machine but are equally applicableto a machine for inserting fasteners in a single sheet of material.

The featu es of the invention hereinbefore referred to, 1ncluding certain details of con'- structionand combinations of parts as will hereinafter appear, willbe further explained in the followin description and then partieularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The preferred .embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying draw 'ings, in which- Figure 1 is` an elevation of the left hand side of the machine;

Fig. 2 isan elevation ofthe right hand side of the machine with' thehand wheel removed g f'- F 3 is a plan looking the direction of Y the arrow, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the machine;

Fig. 5 is a' detail, in side elevation and partly in section, showing the punch and set mounting and actuating mechanism;

Fig. i is'a front ele'i'ation of the parts shown in Fig. 5; A

- Fig. 7 a horizontal "section on the line- 77ofFig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a dirirl, in plarn'oi the die carrier detached fr its supporting bracket;

Fig. 9 is-a detail, in 'plan, of the guide plate and associatedA gages detached from its Support;

Fig. 10 is a plan, partly in section, on the line 10--10 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 11 is 'a verticulfsection on the line ll-ll'of Fig. 10

Fig. 12 is a verticalsection on the line 12-12 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 is a detail, in front elevation, of the blind hook -work gage detached from its support;

a Fig. 13 is a transverse section on the line i"ig. 14 isa detail, in vertical sei-tion, oi'

'driving mechanism for the' picker- Within the hopper.

the hook anvil and hook holding plunger, the plunger pin being shown removed from its carrier;

Fig. 15 isa detail, in side elevation, of the ends of the raceways and associated parts;

Fig. 16 is a detail, in plan, ofthe perforating and hook setting devices above the guide plate with the punch and set operatmi lever removed;

` I`ig. 17 is a detail, in plan, of a portion of the hookseparating mechanism; Fig. 18 is a detail, in plan, of the same parts shown in Fig. 17 but showing-.another step in the hook 'separatingmovement;

. Fig. 19 is a detail, partly in section, of the punch and set leversy and their operating cam;

Figs. 20 to 27 are diagrammatical views illustrating a complete 'cycle of operations of one of the punches and setting and work feeding devices;

Fig. 28 is a front elevation of the hook hopper, the cover plate being p'artly broken away to sh 0w the interior mechanism;

Fig. 29 1s a vertical section on thc line 29--29 of Fig. 2s;

-F ig. 30 is a horizontal section on thc line 30--30 of Fig.28; and

Fig. 31 is a detail, 'in elevation, of the plates In ythe embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, and referring first more particularly to Figs. l to il, the inai chine is provided with a flat base A adapted to rest upon a bench of suitable height and from this base there lrises a U-shaped frame B (Figs. 3 and 4) from the frontof which there projects a forward bracket C (Figs. l and 2)., which directly.supports the punches. sets, work feeding devices and their operat ing n'leclmnisin. The right hand arm of the Ufshaped fran'ie B is provided with an upwardly projecting bracketor support l) (Figs. 2 and 4) which forms the main support for the lacinfr hook hopper although this hopper is further supported by means of a casting E (Figs. l and 2) extending rearwardly from the top of the forward bracket C.

The driving shaft'2 extends across the machine and is jonrnuled in suitable bear ings at the upper ends of the arms of the Ufshaped'frame B. This shaft carries the cams which operate the4` various moving parts. These cams are ti ve in number and are mounted upon -three cam disks, as .is

.best shown in Fig. 4. 'Ihejcam vdisk farthes'tto the right in'said figurev is provided with a 4 work c inps and is also lpro\ 'ided'-\i'ith a' face cam 6 which of the. machine. prciid'ed'with a operatesthe main clutch The central cani` rd isk is I groove cam 8 in. -one f its cott'e'dline's in F ig.' Pand peripheralcam 4 which operates the V nargoee i v n 3 in full lines in Fig. 19, which operates the punch and set levers. The cam disk at the left is inthe form of a sleeve providedrivith two peripheral groove cams and 12, the

5 former of v vhich operates lthe hook carrying lmechanism and thelatter 'of s'vhieli operates the work`4 feeding niechanisnt 4Still referringto Fig.' ,4, thev main clutch" l is. mounted at the left hand end ofV the driv its construct-ion and operation, with the exception' of the controllingnmechanism presently to be described, it'is similar to the clutch shoivn in the patent to John F. Davy and Sherman'lV. `Ladd No. 672,056, dated April 16,1901. vlfhefloofse in ember of the t olutchiis provided with a pair of sheaves 14V and with third .sheave 16, to be re ferr-ed to hereinafter. Beneath the sheaves '2 14 is mounted an adjustable belt tightener 18 (Figsl 1 and 3) in the formof anidle sheave journa'led upon a suitable spport' "vhich is fulcruined on a bracket rising from the base A.' The beltl tightener is adjusted 1,5 relatively to the sheaves in any usual orcommon manner. The left hand end ot' the drivingshaft, beyondV theclutch, is provided with a suitable thrust bearing supported in a'thrust bearing bracket 26 (Figs.`

so l and 3).

' The controlling mechanism for the clutch is best shown in Figs.- land 4 and is an improvement over that shown in the patent -to' Davy and Ladd, hereinbefore referred to, but as it forms no part of the present' inventi'on a brief description thereof ,will suftice. A clutch cam lever 28 is pivoted on ,the machine frame at 30 and is rovided at its upper endwith a cam roll whlch engagggesY 4o the clutch cam 6. A clutch lever 32 is pivoted on the machine frame at 34 and is provided with a. yoke-d upper end which enA to-a. pin onthe machine frame and acts to 5u maintain Vthe clutch cam roll in contact with `tscam. A stili' vcoiled spring 42 (dotted,

lines Fig. 4) is seated in asocket inthe machine frame and bears upon a plunger which engages the lower end of theA lever 32 andf.. l

the usual latch or lock lever 58 (Figsf'lii 12o IB of the driving shaft will cause the clutch' cam 6 to operate through the toggle as a rigid link to move the lever 32 about its ful from in a direction to separate the two parts o'fthe clutch and stop the operation of theniachine. The machine will stop with -upon by aspring pressed plunger l() the spring-l2 cannot art to move the lever 32 in u dircction toftlirou' the clutclipgntt 70 epmtiamagain unless the toggle-isbrolten so as to permit a movement of the l fr 32 about vits pivot. y In order to Illm'ide l l --nieans whereby the toggle may readilyiybe l 1g ing shaft (at. the right in Fig. 4,) and in broken by 4a very` slight pressure uponggit,"75

:the toggle arm 36 has pivoted theretofa curved lever #il one end of which,isnborne ated in the vtoggle arm 36 and to the othe of which there is connected a dependll od '80 48 operated by a treadle. (not slioiyn WA light coiled spring 4:30 connects thertreadle ro'd end of lever 41 withv the machinelframe being merely ofisuflicient strength to conn-1.

'. terbalancethe weight of the treadle roda'udi5 treadle ,Thelever levis provided,iyitlra block on its upper side \vliicli,.,ivhen the machine is at rest, is borne uponfblvva lug 5l on the, toggle arm 38. The relativem positions of the block and vlug 54 are such 90 that the toggle arms underthe aotionkof the spring l0* are maintained4 slightlyoiltof alinelnent, as shown in Fig. 4. )Vith 4,the parts in this' position a very light pressure upon the treadle will be suilicient towith- V draw the block 52 vfrom its engagementgvith the lug 54 and because of the inclination of the-toggle arms to each other, thetoggle 'is immediately1 and easily broken the.A

pressure of the clutch spring 42 which then lino acts on the lever 32 to throw in the; clutch.V

'- Rotation of the driving shaft immediately moves the clutchcam 6 from beneathlthe roll upon the clutch lever 28 and ifthe pressure upon' the treadle is removed'fzthe 105 toggle and its connected parts will be re- Y turned to the position shown in Figliby means of thespring i0, the pin 56 vonthe lever il, and to the right of the lug pre-:1,V ventingy the toggle being entirely straightilo ened. At the end of a single revoluti-o'rntlzie clutch cam G uill again act upon the l "ler Z8 and through the toggle, which is `locked with its arms in alinement by engagen'1ent, of the lug 5st with the block 52, will again 115 throw out the clutch. The driving shaftivll continue to rotate as long as the tread le is maintained depressed. v.

In order to turn the machine over byrhandi,

and 4) for maintaining the clutch disengaged is provided. The driving shaft is proyided -with a hand wheel 62 at its right hand@ end i ranged stud. 68 suitably. journaled in bearingsat the front of the forward bracket C (see Figs. 1 and 3). In the die holder two -forui'ed as to enter a recess in a guide plate 76 (F'igQfQ) which is detachalily mounted.

upon a supporting plate T8 in turn detachably mounted upon the forward vbracket The' purpose of mounting the plate T8 for removal will be explained hereinafter. rl`he g lide plate 7G is provided with guard plates 8 uponl its upper-and lower surfaces, the edges of which surround raised portions on the faces of the die holder so that a smooth, unbroken surface about the block and die is provided upon which to rest the stock (see Figs. 5 and 7). The guide plate 7f3 is provided with the usual edge gages 8l at cach of its 'sides against which the edges of the lacing slit of the upper are guided and the gages are in turn provided with flaring guide wings or plates 8G (Figs. 6 and il) to facilitate the entrancev of the sides oi' the upper to working position over the block and die.

Separate gages, supplementing the edge gages Sl, are also provided. Une ot' these gages is used when operating upon blind hook wjork and the other when operating upon through and through" work. In performhag` the latter class of work, the lacing hooks are set after the eyelets are set and, therefore, it is desirable to space the hooks with relation to the upperu'iost eyelet. To permit this a detachable gage in the form ofa linger (Figs. 6 and 16) is mounted on the swinging arm 6G j ust above the die holder and to the left of the punch block. This gage linger projects from a slot-ted support o0' and is adjustable toward and from the punch block Aby loosening a holding screw passed through the slot. The gage finger is adjusted until its distancefrom the punch block equals the dist-ance it is desired the lowermost hook to be located from. the uppermost eyelet and the upper is then initially placed inthe machine with the uppermost eyelet opposite the. gage finger In blind hook work the lacing hooks are set in the upper prior to the ,setting of the eyelets and, therefore, the position of the lowermost hook should -be gag-ed from the top .edge of the quartier. For this class of work the edge gages 84 are supplemented by a top gage comprising ange'r 90V (Fig. '7.) having a. foot 92.(F ig. 13) of suiticientwidth to engage the top edge of the quarter at both sides of the shoe as it rests upon the die plate.

The gage vfinger 90 is adjustably mounted, for movement toward `and from the punch block, upon a support 94 removably secured -the support 94 and these are engaged by a spring pressedpawl 98 mounted upon a sliding carriage '100, from which the finger 90 projects. The support 94 is T-shaped in crosssection (Fig. 13a) and the carriage 100 -is provided with a T-slot, and is held in place on the support by means of a cover plate 102. 'The'cover plate 10'2 is provided with a table projecting over the adjustable carriage and a pointer 104 is mounted on the carriage which projects over the table. The table 22 may' have a surface formed of Celluloid and any convenient series of marks may be made thereon by which to set the gage foot. 9:2 to any particular 'size or style of shoe in which the operator may wish to set hooks.

'.eferring now more particularly to Figs. 5, (i, 10 and 16, the two punches 106,4which cooperate with the double punch block, are

frictionally mounted in sleeves 108 vertically slidable in guideways formed for their re'- ceptifn in heads 109- at the forward ends of brackets 110 projecting from the swinging arm GG. The sleeves 108 are each provided with an inwardly projecting yoke block 112 (Fig. 5) which slides vertically in a slot at the inner side of the guideways for the sleeves 10S. The yoke blocks 112 have transverse slots which are engaged by theforward ends of levers 111 (Figs. 1, 5 and'. 16) pivoted at their rear ends upon the swinging arm 66. Each of these levers and its connected punch are normally held away from the die holder by self-contained spring-pressed. plungers 116 (Figs. 5 and 16) their construction is such that when the 1e vers' 114 are removedV they may be withdrawn from their respective sockets bodily, as one lsingle pie-ce. In order to rendenthe levers 114 readily removable to in turn permit removal of the punches, their fulcrums are extended to the left' (Fig' 16) andl are surrounded by coiled-springs .118, one end o'f which, in each'case7 bears alainst the journal for the fulcrum pin and' the other end ,of

which bears. against a cup-shaped washer 120 which is held in place upon its fulcrum pin by means of a -lo'ck pin-20 (Fig. 1) equal in .length to the diameter.'l of thegmterior'of upon the hook until the completion of theY the cup-shaped 4washer with'vvhich it -cop'- crates. By pressing upon theI cup-shaped ,washer1 the spring 118 is compressed and the ment of the .lever and the block 112 on the punch supporting sleeve 108. Both the spring plunger 116 and punch 106 are then free to be removed. The'hool; 'setting devices are shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3, 10, 14 and 16,and in i each instance they comprise; inaddition to the set die 72, anV anvil to receive the hook Vfrom the racevsiay, and preferably a hook holding device for maintaining the hook upon the anvil during the setting operation. In the present embodiment of the invention the hook holding devices retain their hold work feeding operation. v The anvils for receiving the hooks' are mounted upon a second swinging frame or arm 122 fulorumed upon the stud 68 which forms the fulcrum of the swinging arm 66. The swinging arm- 122 is provided with a pair of forwardly projecting brackets 123 located above and below the die holder (Figs. 10 and 16). rEach of the' forwardly projecting members sustains 'a removable head 124 held in place by aset screw 127. Each of the heads 124 is provided with a vertically arranged T-slot 1284 and in this slot is a plunger 130 having at its inner end a flange 132 (Fig. 14) which forms the hook anvil of the setting devices. lf he hook anvils which, because they receive the hooks from the raeeways, may be termed hook supimrting plates are normally main: tained retracted from the die holder', and

in the planes of the raceway ends 24, by,

means of levers 134 (Fig. 6) having pins 135 passing through slots in the heads 124 and entering the holes for their reception in the pldngers' 130, which levers are pivoted at44 136 in the hands 124 and are normally main tained pressed outwardly by means of spring pressed olungers 138. Each plunger 130 is provided with a shoulder 131,'to engage the y head 124. and limit its outward movement. `The anvils or hooi: supporting plates 132 are, therefore. normally maintained retracted but are free to he depressed within the T-slots 128 at any time. The hook holding devices are not mounted upon 'the swinging arm 122 but are mollnted upon the swinging arm (Sti in the same heads which sustain the punches. Ear. of these punch supporting heads is provided with a T-slot 1.40 (Figs. 10 and 16). These slots receive phiugers 142 having 4t'eet 1455 which, when the plungers are depressed, engage the auvils 132 adjacent the heads ot' the hooks thereupon. Each orf the plungers 142 (F ig. 14) is re cessed for the receptionof a sliding pin 144 normally maintained depressed by a springy 146 within the plunger. The movement o1: the pins 144 within the plungers Vis limited by cross pins 147 engaging shoulders formed by the ends oi' slahbed off portions 148 on' the pins 144. The lower or engaging ends of the plun ers 144 are concaved so as to fit the heads o and' center the hooks which theyv engage.

At the time hooks are delivered from the raceways to the anvils, the relative position of the swinging arms 66 and 122 is such that lthe setting dies, hook holding devices and anvils are' all in alinement so that after the anvils have received their hooks an inward movement of the plungers 142 will irst canse the pins 144 to engage the heads of the hooks to hold them upon the anvils and will thereafter cause the feet 143 to engage the ianges of the anvils and move them inward againstv the force of the spring plungers 138 until the hooks are brought to setting position at the setting dies. The means for actuating the hook holding Adevices to perform the operations just referred to and also the means for actuating the punches to first perforate the stock will now be described.

Reciprocating movements are imparted to thejplungers 142 at the proper times darin the operation of the machine by means o bell-crank levers 150 and 151 pivotally mounted upon studs 152 at the upper and lower ends of the forward bracket C. These bell-crank 4levers are provided at their forward or free ends with blocks 154 (Figs. 2, 3, and 6) each of which is provided with a yshoulder 156 adapted to bear upon the outer end` of a plunger 1,42 (see Fig. 5) and with a projection 157 adapted to extend beneath a forwardly extending projection 145 upon the plunger (Fig. 14)` The plungers are thus positively reciprocated in both directions. In order to vary the path of the movements impartedto the plungers 142, as. may4 be desired, the blocks 154 are adjust ablysecured to the bell crank levers in any convenient manner. The inner ends of the hellc1'ank levers 150 and 151 are provided with inter-meshing teeth 15S (Fig. 19) and the lever 151 is provided with a'third arm 153 upon which is mounted a cam roll 159 engaging the cam groove 8 in the central cam disk upon the shaft 2. Both of the bell crank levers arethus actuated from the same cam and the plungers 142, controlling the movements of the hook holding devices and hook am'ils are reciprocated toward and from each other simultaneously. In order to prevent injury to the parts in case a hook is not in proper position when the plungers In addition to theadjustable block 1,54'

each of the bell crank levers carries a second adjustable block 155 (Fig. 5) which is provided with a downwardly projecting hammer 162 (Figs. and 6) adapted to at times engage heads 112 at the upper ends of the sleeves'108 which sustain the punches 106. lith this construction when the swinging arm 66 is'in a position to bring the heads of the punch holding sleeves in alinement with the hammers 162.r an inward movement of the bell-crank levers to actuate the hook holding devices will at the same time actuate the punches to perforate the stock. The vertical relation of the punches and hook holdingl devices andv their actuating mechanismsis sur-l1 that -a movement of the levers 15() and-L51 sufficient to cause-the hook holding pins 1li to engage and center a hook is also sutlicient to cause the punches to move inward to the punch blocks. The plunger engaging parts 156 and 157 of the adjustable blocks 151 are extended in the direction of feed (see Fig. 6) and form a I track or guidewajr 161 in which the upper ends of the plungers 142 travel during the movement of the swinging arm 66 in the line of t'eed first to place the hook in setting position and thereafter to' feed the work. as will be presently described.

After hooks have been delivered to the anvils and the hook holding devices have been actuated to engage the hooks and center and hold them firmly upon the anvils, a movement is imparted to the anvils in the line of feed to carry the hooks thereon to hook setting position. that is, opposite lthe perforations which have just lbeen 'made in the stock b v the punches. Duringthis hook positioningr movement of the settingdevces,

the work should beheld stationary. After reaching hook setting position, the setting devices are actuated to set the hooks in the work and thereafter the work is fed. Dur-- ing the work feeding movement the workA should he free to move past the guide plate -formed upon the forward ends of hell-crank levers 167 and 168 pivotalliv mounted upon the studs'152 which form the fulcrums for the punch and set levers 150 and 1.71. The inner ends of these bell-crank levers are connected by a knuckle joint 169 (Fig. 1) so that they may be operated in unison. A A coiled spring 170 connects the forward arms of the bell-crank levers 167 and 168 and acts normally to maintain the jaws in engagement with the faces of the guide plate. The

bell-crank lever 168 is provided witha third arm 171 (see dotted lines Fig. l) provided with a cam roll 172 which engages the periphery of the clamping jaw cam 4 (Fig. 4). The cam -1 is so designed that while the machine is in operation the spring 170 is permitted to hold 'the clamping jaws 165 and 166 firmlv against the work on the guide plate during the punching, hook posi- 'tioning andhook setting operations. Thereafter they are opened by. the operation of the cam and remain open'and away from the work during the work feeding operation. Just before the hook setting and work feeding devices are returned to their position at the end ot' the raceway for the' hook anvils to receive new hooks, theelamping jaw cam 1 permits the spring 170 to again actuate the jaws to clamp the work and hold it against any backward movement at this time. he inserted in and removed from the-machine, it is necessary that the clamping jaws be moved away from the guide plate as when the machine comes to rest the cam 11 is in such an angular posit-ion that the are in engagement with the guide plate. The bell-crank lever 168 is, therefore, provided with a lug 173 (Fig-.- 1) which is engaged by one arm of a bell-crank'lever 174 fulcrumed upon theA forward bracket C, the other end of the lever being engaged by the upper end of a treadle rod 175 connected toa treadle (not shown). By moving the treadle rod 175 downwardly the bell crank 174 is moved in a direction to turnthe bellvsition against the work and returns the cam' roll 172'5to a positionl where it' engages its To allow1 the work to,

cam, thus placin :the'levers again in position to 'becontro led bythe cam Suitable-mechanism is providedfor actu-- ating the two swinging'arms 66. and 122 'ur a manner first to move the hook setting devices and punches in unison until the anvils, or hook carriers, 132 have assumed hook setting position. that is,a position opposite the perforations made by the punches, and aft-er the setting operation to move the hook holding devices relatively to the anvils, or hook carriers, while still in engagement with the clenched hooks so that by thisoperation the 'of it This mechanism is y shown in Figs. 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12.

' Referring first to Figs. 2and 12, the forward bracketC `is provided at its right hand side an auxiliary bracket F which projects upnardly and forwardly and supports two substantially vertical fulcrum studs 180 and 182,;A On the stud 180 there is pivotally. mounted a. lever 181 (Fig. 10) which at its l""real,""eind carries a. cam roll-185 engaging the:

path cam' 10 (Fig. 4). The forward end of thisV ever 184 is connected, by mea-ns of a linkiflS, to the lower bracketl23 of the swinging arm 122 which supports the anvils v"on h ookcarriers.- The forward end of the.

leile'r` 184 is also provided with a bearing inA which'is loosely journaled the stem 187 of a pinion 188. The pinion 188 is provided with a wil-ist pin 189 and this pin is connected byA meansof a link 190 to the swinging arm 66 winchsupports the punches and the hook holding devices. The pinion 188 meshes with a segment 192 at the forward end of a crank l `arrnflhl looselyl pvoted upon the fulcrum stul`d180-4 During the operations of punchingfthe stock and positioning the hook in, the hook setting operation7 the arm 194 is held stationary by means presently to be de- I scribed. As both of th/e swinging arms 66. and 122 are connected, by` the links 190 and 186' respectively to the cam lever 184, it is obvioiisthat any movement imparted to thisV lever by the cam 10 will impart a simultaneous fand equal. movement to the swinging arms. It is also obvious that as the pinion 188 is freely rotatable in the end of the cam lever 18,4 a rotation of this pinion, while the;

camlever 184.- is held stationary, will impart a movement to the swinging arm 66 relativelyto the swinging arm 122. Such a movement may be given tothe pinion by swinging the crank arm 194- provided with the segment 192 about its fulcrum 180. Inl

orderL to swing the crank arm 194 and thus impart -a movement to the swinging arm 66 alone, the crank arm is connected by allink 196 ,(Fig. 10)Y to' the forward end of a cam' lever ,198 pivoted upon the fulcrum stud 182 and provided atlits rear end with a. cam roll 199, which is engaged by the cam groove 412.-

(Fig, 4). The cams 10 and 12 are timed wto operate as follows: Referring to Fig. 10, the cam groove 10 first operates to throw the rear endof the cam lever 184 to the right,`

thus moving its forward end to the left and moving the punches, hook holding devices and the anvls7 or hook carriers,`away from the ends of the 'raceways The distance to be traversed in this movement, which places the hoo-k setting devices in setting position,

is always constant as it is equal to the dis# tance between the setting die 72 and the punch block in the die holder.- ,During this movement the cam -12 is idle andthe most 'crank arm 194 is, therefore, held stationary.

.-Xfterthe hooks have been set by the proper actuation of the punch and set levers 150 and 151 by the cam 8, the cam 12 operates to move the rear end of its cam lever 198 to the left, in Fig. 10, which imparts a. movement to the'crank arm 194 to the right and because ofA the engagement of the segment 192 with the pinion 188, the pinion is rotated in its journal in the cam lever 184 in a clockwise direction which, through the wrist pin 189, im-

parts a. movement to the link 190 to the left. This movement of the link 190 is transmitted to the swinging arm 66 and the movement of the arm carries the punches and the hook holding devices in the line of feed and removes the -hooksfom their carriers.

The amplitude of. the ivork feeding movement of the swinging arm 66 varies in accorda-nce with the desired spacing between the hooks which are being set. In order to vary the spacing between the hooks the cam lever 198 is so constructed that its effective length may be changed. Still4 referring to Figs. 10 and 12, the cam lever 198 is provided with a curved guideway 200 havin the pivotal connection of the link 196 wit the crank arm 19-1 as a. centerand in -this guideway there is mounted acurved slide 202 to which the right hand end oft-he link' 196 is pivoted. By changing the position of the slide 202 in the guideway 200, the distance of'the pivotal connection between the -link 19G`and the cam lever' 198 from the 4fulcruin on the cam lever is varied and',

therefore, the effective length Vof the cam lever 198 is changed. A. conveniellrt mecha nism for shifting the position of the slide 202 in its guideway may be constructed as follows. The fulcrum stud 182 forthe mm lever 198 is provided with '2t-pinion 2011 (Fig. 12), the teeth of which mesh with teeth formed on the inner curved surface of the slide 202. Pinned to the fulcrum stud 182 above the pinion 204 is .a crank 206 which projects outwardly beyondthe pe riphery of a disk 208 centered on the fulcrum stud 182. This disk' is rigidly secured to the cam lever 198 by means of screws 209.

drawn vfrom engagement with the nr'itches Y210 by rotating the handle 214C..V To the upper end of the fulcrum Astud 182 there is rigidly secured a pointer 216 and a portion of the circumference of the disk 206 is provided With graduations (see Fig, 10). 1With -this construction when the crank arm 206 is in a. position with its latch in engagement with the last notch at theupperside of the ldisk 206, assllown in Fig. 10, the pivotal connection between the link. 196 and the latch is so lconstructed that it may be withi which governs the length of feeding step.

The. dish 20S may be provided with a surface of celluloid 218 (Fig. 12) or similar material so that any special marks or graduations to show thelength of feeding step desired for any particular size or style of slice, peculiar to an individual manufac-' turer, may he made thereon.

The hook setting devices are automatically supplied with hooks at proper time-s daring the operation of the machine by a mechanism comprising a hopper `in which the'hoolis are placed loosely, raceways leadin;r from rthe hopper to the setting devices, hook supplying devices within the hopper lor supplying the raceways with hooks, and hook separating and feeding devices for transferring the l'xooks from the raceways to the hooli anvils or carriers.

Referring 'irst more particularly to Figs. l1), 16, l? and which liest illustrate the rata-nys and hook separat-ing and feeding devices. each ot the raceivays consists of a plate 220 secured at its upper end to the upper end of the hopper supporting bracket li und at its lower end to lugs 222i extending from the ren'zovable plate 7S (Fig. 7) which supports the guide plate 76. The plates 22() are adapted to 'enter the space between the head and shank of a hook and thus support the hooks as they pass sidewise along the plates from the hopper to i the setting devices, the hooks as they approach these devices being oppositely disposed With relation to each other so as to be readily transferred from the raceways to the flanges of the hook anvils in position to be set in the Work at opposite sides of the die holder., As the hooks pass down the plates 220 by the force of gravity, they are held thereupon by guard plates 224 arranged at right angles to the plates 220 and separated therefrom a sflicient distance to form slots to receive the necks of the hooks (see Figs. 1T and 18). 224 are secured at their upper ends to the lnacket li and at their lower ends to blocks 225 (Fig. 1(3) secured to the upper and lower sides of' the removable plate 78. The hooks are transferred from the raceways to the flanges of the hook anvils at the time these anvils are in their retracted position and in the plane of the ends of the raceways. The

The' guard platesmeans for transferring the hooks comprise hook separating and feeding fingers 226 which are arranged to reciprocate in the direction of the line of feed along the lower ends of the racevvay plates 220 and in their reciprocation to engage the lowermost hook upon each raceivay plate. Each of these fingers is -pivotally mounted upon the lower end of a bent lever 228 and is provided with a rearward-1y extending projection which is acted upon by a spring pressed pin 229 (see dotteddines Fig. 16) carried by the lever 228. The object of this construction is to allow the ends of the hook separating and feeding fingers to move in substantially straight lines. This object is further secured by guiding the fingers in their movements by straight portions 221 at theraceway ends 24, which portions are engaged by flanges 223 upon the fingers, The upper ends of the levers 228 are pivotally mounted upon the supporting plate 78. Intermediate their ends these leversare connected by a link 230 (Fig. l0) to a rigid lug 231 extending from the upperside of the work feeding cam lever 198. The hook separating and feeding lingers 226 are thus actuated fromthe cam lever which actuates the hook setting devices to feed the work and the operative connections between this lever and the fingers are such that vduring the feeding movement of the hook setting devices, the ,lingers are Withdrawn from engagement with the hooks at the lower ends of the raceways, but during the return movement of the hook setting devices, after the work has been fed, the fingers are advanced into engagement with the lowermost hooks and these hooks are separated from the hooks 'remaining on the raceways and are placed uponl the flanges of the hook anvils 132.

When the hook separating and feeding i fingers are in their retracted positions, as shown in Fig. 18, the hooks are held on the raceways by means of spring pressed latches 232 pivotally mounted u on the blocks 225. As the fingers advance t e lowermost hooks are engaged and moved t'o the required po- I anvils, as indiooks are moved sitions on the hook settin cated in Fig. 17. As the on to the anvils by the fingers 226, the

latches 232 are displaced rearwardly and bear upon the necks of the hooks as they giove' forward, thereby holding each hook riml formihg the hook anvils. The hooks which remain -uponthe raceways are held against downward movement, at this point of the operation of the hook separating and feeding fingers, by the engagement of the heads' of the lovrermost hooks then on the raceways with the inner surfaces of the feeding fingers (see Fig. 17). The fingers 226 remain against the inner edge vof the an es in their advance positions While the hooks are 130 

